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What were their beliefs on the causes and understanding of disease |
In the Dark Ages a lot of medical knowledge was lost due to libraries being destroyed in wars. They believed superstitious factors caused disease for example miasmas (bad air), Gods and devils and the planets being unlined (astrology). They also believed that disease was spread due to the 4 humors being unbalanced. |
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Public Health and Treatments |
Public health was almost non existent as aqueducts were destroyed in battle. Dark Ages treatments involved purging and bleeding to balance the humours and if you were ill you would visit the local wise woman who would prescribe herbal remedies eg honey. |
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Key Individuals Doctors and Hospitals |
There weren't many key individuals are there wasn't any significant developments in medicine. However Islamic translations of Galen's work was still the medical knowledge that doctor's used. If you wante a doctor you had to pay for one and hospitals weren't used. |
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Limitations to Dark Ages Medicine |
Lack of understanding of disease - no knowledge of germs - little anatomical knowledge No public health - little understanding of how disease spread didn't feel the need to keep clean Government spent money on war rather than improving public health |
